“I was carrying my guitar backstage for a The Time Jumpers gig and there it was, hanging up on the backstage wall. I asked the stage tech and he said ‘You guys left it here at least 20 years ago so we hung it up there. It’s been there ever since.'”

The Ranger texted Too Slim with the news. “I texted him back,” said the Riders bespectacled bass-plucking jokester, “Holy Mackerel! The original Jay Peterson! Why? How? What the…”

“I guess it’s going to be a 'banner year,'” said the quick-witted Joey, the Certified Accordion Player. And with that witticism ricocheting off the insides of the Riders skulls, Paul and Too Slim held up the banner for a photograph.

Christmas the Cowboy Way 2016 was a mighty fine tour full of western wit, Yuletide favorites and high-yodeling holiday celebration. But early this morning, as the Riders headed home from an extensive twenty days on the trail, a ...